Published on 14 Apr 2015 • USA (National/Federal) |
"Adhere to Belo’s company harassment and retaliation policies. It is the responsibility of employees to notify management and/or Human Resources immediately of possible sexual or other unlawful harassment without the concern of reprisal or retaliation. Do not post insulting, embarrassing, hurtful or abusive comments about other company employees online. Do not share pictures of other Belo Employees unless the other employee is comfortable with it. Belo expects its employees to treat their co-workers with respect and courtesy at all times."
"Avoid the use of offensive, derogatory, or prejudicial comments."
"Do not defame Belo companies, their employees, clients, customers, audience, business partners or competitors. Indeed you should avoid making defamatory or libelous comments and postings in general as others may attempt to impute these comments to your employer or you as an employee."
"Do not disclose confidential financial data, or other non-public proprietary company information. Do not share confidential information regarding business partners, vendors, or customers."
"You should do nothing that could undermine your credibility with the public, damage Belo’s standing as an impartial source of news and information, or otherwise jeopardize the organization’s reputation."
"When publishing or otherwise transmitting information online, apply the same journalistic standards you would in a more formal publication, including accuracy and the avoidance of an appearance of bias. With respect to the latter, do not put political affiliations or make political statements on your work profile. The same principles of thoroughness, common sense, and respect for our audience and subjects should prevail in social media as they do in traditional broadcasting or publishing."
"Particular care should be taken in responding to posts critical of our news coverage."
"With respect to Facebook or sites like it where a user has “friends” that are seen by others, use judgment in accepting “friendships” from political candidates, story subjects, public figures, causes, organizations, or businesses as doing so may create a perception that you or your employer are their friends or advocates."